Students who are expected to take part in Volunteer Service activities as a mandatory component of the Flexible Studies Program:

1. All Grade 9/10 Flex English Cohort afternoon students2. All Grade 9/10 FRIM Flex English & Math Students3. Any student who has been a member of the grade 9/10 junior program will automatically be enrolled in Flex Service for grades 11 and 12 in order to complete the 4 credit service program unless the student arranges differently.

ASSESSMENT

Each year (unit) of this program consists of 1 credit (the grade 9 credit is formally added to grade 10 so that 4 credits may be eligible for the graduation program. This program is also very valuable for Graduation Transition Planning and resumes :-)

Students will keep an ongoing account of their Service activities in the online Track It Forward System-- https://www.trackitforward.com/find-a-site. Student hours logged will be formally reported at the end of each semester. There will be no formal grade given until the end of the year. Hours should be up to date in the Track It Forward system for the Sem. 1 report by the second Friday in January and for Sem. 2 by the first Friday in June. Students should reflect on their volunteer experiences in the "notes" section of the Track It Forward System.

Log of hours Grade

0-4 No grade

5-9 60

10-14 70

15-19 80

20-24 86

25-29 88

30-34 90

35-39 92

40-44 94

45-49 96

50+ 100

*Students going above and beyond by achieving 50 hours or more will be eligible for a school service award at the end of the year.*Students must submit all documentation through Track it Forward by the end of the first week in May.

S in VOICESService to others The Flexible Studies Program values service to others and thus students are given the opportunity to develop positive character attributes and a sense of social responsibility through participating in organized service projects and volunteer work within the school and surrounding community every year. Here are 10 reasons why we value community service (adapted from UC SanDiego – https://students.ucsd.edu/student-life/involvement/community/reasons.html).

Government: Through working with local non-profit agencies, volunteers learn about the functions and operation of our government.

Community: Volunteers gain knowledge of local resources available to solve community needs.

#3: You get a chance to give back. People like to support community resources or programs (like sports teams you might be on or organizations like the BC Cancer Agency) that they use themselves or that benefit people they care about.

#2: Volunteering encourages civic responsibility.Community service and volunteerism are an investment in our community and the people who live in it.